This Land Is Mine, Israel And Palestine
From the talented Nina Paley.
Tag: Israel
The Reality Of War
Philip Weiss links to a shocking and profoundly disturbing video of a Palestinian father unable to accept the killing of his youngContinue Reading
Rhetoric Should Take Second Place To Respect
The ongoing military operations being carried out against the civilian population of Gaza and Occupied Palestine as a whole byContinue Reading
Will Hezbollah Be The Biggest Victor In The Syrian Civil War?
Just a quick post to highlight a recent report carried by the Brown Moses blog examining the ongoing civil warContinue Reading
A Stranger In Olondria By Sofia Samatar
I don’t get much time to read works of fiction these days which somewhat pains me since some books haveContinue Reading
Brothers In Arms? Ireland And Israel
The excellent history site, The Irish Story, has recently posted two articles examining the ideological similarities between Irish and Israeli nationalism in theContinue Reading
Lessons From The First Chechen War
For military analysts like myself the two most interesting conflicts of the last twenty years have been the First Chechen War of 1994-1996Continue Reading
In Defence Of Israel
I’ve always admired the state of Israel and the Israeli people as a whole. From an Irish point of viewContinue Reading
A Resurgence Of Anti-Irish Racism In The United States – Or Harmless Stereotyping?
When most people speak of racism against the Irish they automatically think of Britain and more specifically England. The historyContinue Reading
Ulster Resistance – Unapologetic British Terrorism In Ireland
The Seeds Of The Northern War We’ve seen a lot of outraged (and outrageous) speeches in recent days from politiciansContinue Reading
Language Revival – Getting It Right
Fascinating article in the Washington Post featuring the Sami people of Scandinavia and the many lessons to be learned fromContinue Reading
One Man’s Terrorist – You Know The Rest…
Over the years I’ve always been amused by the strong, pro-British line taken by much of the mainstream US mediaContinue Reading
Let Us Never Forget – World Holocaust Memorial Day
Today is World Holocaust Memorial Day, and it would be wrong to let it pass without comment. Though human historyContinue Reading
Seán Gallagher And Health Rights USA
I wrote a substantial piece earlier dealing with the Fianna Fáil background of the “Independent” presidential candidate Seán Gallagher, a background which dates to the earlyContinue Reading
David Norris – One Revelation Too Many?
The sheen has certainly gone off Senator David Norris, someone I used to have enormous respect and admiration for (evenContinue Reading
English Ireland. A Nation Without A Soul?
Wonderful article in the Irish Times by Lucille Redmond on language and identity. “According to linguist Mark Abley, a language dies everyContinue Reading
Curiouser And Curiouser – David Norris, John Connolly, Labour And Israel
I reported earlier on the controversy swirling around Senator David Norris and the revelations over the criminal offences of his ex-partner, EzraContinue Reading
A Bit Of Cloak And Dagger? A Pro-Israeli Irish Blogger And David Norris
Hmmm, some interesting speculating over on the Cedar Lounge Revolution about what exactly lies behind the latest revelations over the personal lifeContinue Reading
Know-Nothings – The American Right And The New Anti-Irishness
This week, under the thrilling headline question ‘Why Is Ireland Such a Bastion of Anti-Israel Feeling?’, long-standing Atlantic columnist (andContinue Reading
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